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Considering Mikono has been pushed from the beginning, it means she's may not actually be Silvia. Zessica could very well be her. Kagura always seems to skip past her without even trying to smell her. Even this episode he already picked up Mikono's scent and just didn't try to sniff out anyone else. This would be a real shot in the face for her though because it throws back in her face what she said to Amata about him not being able to be with Mikono because she was "destined" for another. I gotta wonder how she would react if this were the case.

I'd say Mikono is the human personification of Silvia's power of connection rather than actually Silvia similar to Amata being the human personification of Apollonius's wings of the sun.

However we also have to take into account the previous interview where it said that the reincarnations were split between the mind, body, and soul.

Vena: I meant the other way, Zessica has had arguably strange-ish reactions to Kagura (albeit momentary reactions) all of the three brief moments she's encountered him (except, ironically enough, in episode 6, where she had none to speak of). It's nothing huge, but they'd definitely be (in hindsight) early clues if -- and I do mean *if*, -- we were to wind up with something like Kagura = Apollo, Zessica is Sylvie, and Mykage's just gotten Kagura mindscrewed-enough not to recognize her.

Conversely, the fact they're so few and so weak means they might just be there to throw you off a bit more, and there's certainly been zero Kagura => Zessica anything as far as I know. Isn't there supposed to be another 40+ minutes on the episode 1-2 blu-rays? Lots of room to throw in some wildcards that way.

In re interpretations, yeah, admittedly weak skills here. I do think it's interesting that seemingly more spoilers are starting to leak out than previously.

Considering Mikono has been pushed from the beginning, it means she's may not actually be Silvia. Zessica could very well be her. Kagura always seems to skip past her without even trying to smell her. Even this episode he already picked up Mikono's scent and just didn't try to sniff out anyone else.

I don't quite understand why the recurring plot line would (should) not be the obvious plot line/foreshadowing.

If Zessica has even a hint of Sylvie, when Kagura was all but two inches from her as he ran past, you'd think he'd notice. He notices just about everything else and that, if anything, would be an egregious plot hole. Like I said, it makes more sense for shu-shu to be Sylvie than it does for Zessica at this point.

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Vena: I meant the other way, Zessica has had arguably strange-ish reactions to Kagura (albeit momentary reactions) all of the three brief moments she's encountered him (except, ironically enough, in episode 6, where she had none to speak of). It's nothing huge, but they'd definitely be (in hindsight) early clues if -- and I do mean *if*, -- we were to wind up with something like Kagura = Apollo, Zessica is Sylvie, and Mykage's just gotten Kagura mindscrewed-enough not to recognize her.

In re interpretations, yeah, admittedly weak skills here. I do think it's interesting that seemingly more spoilers are starting to leak out than previously.

Strange reactions to Kagura? She met him for the first time this episode and this was her first reaction *to him*. Her vision certainly doesn't count because her reaction to that (as the last episode showed) was not: "I wonder who that is..." but "Amata you're going to be abandoned!" Unless I'm not thinking straight but I don't recall any other reactions from her. (Want to be a champ and clear up what I'm apparently forgetting?)

More interest in the show... or more people making shit up and throwing around the words *spoiler*. And, again, I don't think the last translation on Sylvie is as poignant as people are making it out to be but that may just be me. It's along the lines of the spoilers with Kagura and Amata *seemingly* being who we think they are.

Just a note: you're ignoring Alisia. :3 She wore the trademark Slyphie locks even out of costume, and there must be a reason why she was chosen by Altair (other than Izumo had the hots for her)... sure, she probably had flight powers, if not wings, but Amata has flight powers and is not the strongest element, so there must be something more to it.

As for Zessica, I think she'll be the focus of the biggest twist. Her being the tree of life wouldn't make a lot of sense (since she's supposedly mortal and the tree of life is... well, the tree of life, besides Wolf's Rain already did the girl-as-the-tree-of-life thing back in what, 2003), but at this point anything is possible. (Plus, if she was a Tree of Life Mykage would be a lot more interested in her...)

Vena: the Zessica-events I'm thinking of are all her unnaturally tensing up. From memory:

Ep 1: when Kagura's mech is prancing around on the ground Zessica lets go of the controls, clutches herself, and says something along the lines of (ano kedamono no you na ... ikikata? I think it was). To me her reaction seemed out of place, and with my wikipedia-derived superficial knowledge of genesis I thought there might be something to it...(only to have her disappear for many subsequent episodes).

As you can see, these are more along the lines of "*if* she turns out to be the real Sylvie, you could go back and interpret them as subtle clues", but they're really just small things that don't mean much of anything in isolation (and, e.g., could be someone other than Sylvie's memories bubbling up...).

kuromitsu: if anything, Alisia's story may turn out to be something of a reversal of the original myth, no? Did she crossed over to save another world out of love...

Just a note: you're ignoring Alisia. :3 She wore the trademark Slyphie locks even out of costume, and there must be a reason why she was chosen by Altair (other than Izumo had the hots for her)... sure, she probably had flight powers, if not wings, but Amata has flight powers and is not the strongest element, so there must be something more to it.

As for Zessica, I think she'll be the focus of the biggest twist. Her being the tree of life wouldn't make a lot of sense (since she's supposedly mortal and the tree of life is... well, the tree of life, besides Wolf's Rain already did the girl-as-the-tree-of-life thing back in what, 2003), but at this point anything is possible. (Plus, if she was a Tree of Life Mykage would be a lot more interested in her...)

This episode Mykage led Zessica and Amata to Kagura and Mikono. Why? I have no idea. He could take Mikono to Altair, but he even didn't care about it. This leads me to believe that his goal was related to Amata, maybe he even wanted him to power up.
I wonder why Alicia went to Altair in her movie get up and why Amata saw that it was Aquarion EVOL which was taking his mother.

Zessica being tree of life would explain all the flowers in the opening and the knowledge about Apollon and Silvie or maybe she very well listened to teachers.
Mikono really has all cards for a twist.

At this point it would be pretty difficult to explain how Kagura 's nose has been mistaken so much (as well as the déjà vu feelings of Mikono) and why is Mikage pushing for MikonoxKagura while Fudou is opposing it if she's not Sylvie.

So I'm going by the splitted soul explanation if the spoiler is legit.

Not taking the spoiler in count and the authors love for twist, I think Vena's theory is the one I'm the most willing to accept at the moment. Though it ldoesn't fit perfectly.

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This episode Mykage led Zessica and Amata to Kagura and Mikono. Why? I have no idea. He could take Mikono to Altair, but he even didn't care about it. This leads me to believe that his goal was related to Amata, maybe he even wanted him to power up.
I wonder why Alicia went to Altair in her movie get up and why Amata saw that it was Aquarion EVOL which was taking his mother.

My theory. His mother's soul is in the Aquarion.

Hence those memories with the Aqaurion stlking him. Probably just to symbolize his mom still keeping an eye on his little boy.

As for Zessica, I think she'll be the focus of the biggest twist. Her being the tree of life wouldn't make a lot of sense (since she's supposedly mortal and the tree of life is... well, the tree of life, besides Wolf's Rain already did the girl-as-the-tree-of-life thing back in what, 2003), but at this point anything is possible. (Plus, if she was a Tree of Life Mykage would be a lot more interested in her...)

I feel like you could say the same thing for her being Sylvie as well, no one has paid any attention to her.

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Ep 1: when Kagura's mech is prancing around on the ground Zessica lets go of the controls, clutches herself, and says something along the lines of (ano kedamono no you na ... ikikata? I think it was). To me her reaction seemed out of place, and with my wikipedia-derived superficial knowledge of genesis I thought there might be something to it...(only to have her disappear for many subsequent episodes).

I had forgotten the first episode events but I'm pretty sure you're really stretching the events of Episode 13. That being said, this really is piss poor setting up of her being Sylvie all of a sudden especially in context of Kagura being Apollon as, like we've both said now, he's not so much as batted an eye in her general direction (to many plot holes with how little he's reacted to her, read: not at all, ever).

The only way I can see this twist working out is that, as Mykage said, Jin's actions awaken the Wings of the Sun but in saying this he isn't referring to Amata (which I still find perplexing because Jin's actions didn't do jack with regards to Amata) but is instead referring to Kagura's awakening in Ep.11 which Mykage enabled through Jin or, somehow, Zessica is the wings since she did gain motivation from her fight with Jin. But this twist just leaves me gosh-darned confused:

Zessica and Kagura are actually the aspects of Apollo: Wings and Apollon?
Amata and Mikono are actually the aspects of Sylvia: ??? and Sylphie?

Sure, that's a hell of a twist regarding who is who.
Conversely, if Kagura is the wings:

Kagura is Touma.
Mikono is the Wings.
Amata and Zessica are a Chinese finger trap.

Somehow the last one makes more sense...

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This episode Mykage led Zessica and Amata to Kagura and Mikono. Why? I have no idea. He could take Mikono to Altair, but he even didn't care about it. This leads me to believe that his goal was related to Amata, maybe he even wanted him to power up.
I wonder why Alicia went to Altair in her movie get up and why Amata saw that it was Aquarion EVOL which was taking his mother.

To break their bond, is my guess. In doing it he damaged Amata and Mikono's relationship (to what degree, we've yet to see). But that does seem to have been his goal.

I'll be damned if the old, old guesses we had pan out: Kagura is the tool by which Mykage is trying to remove Mikono from Amata, not because Kagura-Mikono are what he's after but because he wants Amata + Paper Bag Girl.

Vena: oh don't get me wrong, I'm not pushing the theory, and I think it's a stretch for 13 *and* 15. But, the writers do seem to be putting stuff in to be reinterpreted later...like in episode 6, at this point, I think it's not unreasonable to claim that Mikono might've been (semi-consciously) asking *Amata* to forgive Kagura back then, too (which is far from a reasonable/likely guess in context...and not even my first guess at an eventual alternate interpretation, either).

Zessica's reactions to Kagura seem just a bit too done-up to be nothing, but if they amount to something it's currently 100% unclear what that might be.

Vena: oh don't get me wrong, I'm not pushing the theory, and I think it's a stretch for 13 *and* 15. But, the writers do seem to be putting stuff in to be reinterpreted later...like in episode 6, at this point, I think it's not unreasonable to claim that Mikono might've been (semi-consciously) asking *Amata* to forgive Kagura back then, too (which is far from a reasonable/likely guess in context...and not even my first guess at an eventual alternate interpretation, either).

Zessica's reactions to Kagura seem just a bit too done-up to be nothing, but if they amount to something it's currently 100% unclear what that might be.

If they want to push Zessica as Sylvie, they'd better start to be less subtle soon.

It's needs some build up to not feel ass-pullish.

There are still plenty episodes left, but I'm tired of guessing who is who.

I think I got what is happening here. It is rather ironic. So you remember apollonius was first with his gay lover thoma? Then apollonius fell in love with celiane, so this is story repeating itself in rather ironic way with apollon getting a taste of what thoma might have felt when silvie falls in love with some one else.

So in this series mikono dies with former lover promises to meet amata 12000 years later? On the bright side since I am zess fan, silvie turns into stalker next time 12000 years later while amata falls in love with someone else.

So was created story from 24000 years ago.

LOL I quite like this setup too...seeing as Apollon and Sylvie's love will finally be resolved during this time and then Mikono and Amata's love being resolved 12,000 years later LOL...but then again Mikono and Amata's love now could end up like Apollon and Sylvie's love in your setup...so in the end 12,000 years is a heck of a long time especially if you are reincarnated over and over again during that period...I mean there isn't a time frame to be reincarnated right?? And as much as I really truly love the idea of a 'love that transcends time' if your reborn entirely different from your past self and have no memories doesn't that justify that you have found resolve within yourself and you want to move forward?

LOL I quite like this setup too...seeing as Apollon and Sylvie's love will finally be resolved during this time and then Mikono and Amata's love being resolved 12,000 years later LOL...but then again Mikono and Amata's love now could end up like Apollon and Sylvie's love in your setup...so in the end 12,000 years is a heck of a long time especially if you are reincarnated over and over again during that period...I mean there isn't a time frame to be reincarnated right?? And as much as I really truly love the idea of a 'love that transcends time' if your reborn entirely different from your past self and have no memories doesn't that justify that you have found resolve within yourself and you want to move forward?

lot of people hated toma. he was like a creepy stalker with his obsession when you see kagura/apollon don't you see the similarities? toma wasn't afraid to kill people and kagura is pretty much like that despite the whole he is innocent soul who mikono might feel for etc.

i liked apollo, i don't know if i like that he turned into creepy stalker this time around though.

if people sympathize with kagura(to an extent i do), wouldn't you feel bad for toma as well?

Vena: oh don't get me wrong, I'm not pushing the theory, and I think it's a stretch for 13 *and* 15. But, the writers do seem to be putting stuff in to be reinterpreted later...like in episode 6, at this point, I think it's not unreasonable to claim that Mikono might've been (semi-consciously) asking *Amata* to forgive Kagura back then, too (which is far from a reasonable/likely guess in context...and not even my first guess at an eventual alternate interpretation, either).

Zessica's reactions to Kagura seem just a bit too done-up to be nothing, but if they amount to something it's currently 100% unclear what that might be.

Sure... I guess on this whole *if* thing but one of the largest differences in that correlation with Mikono/Zessica is that, since episode one, we've had the dynamic of Mikono + Kagura driving the plot. Their connection is an established thing (similarly, Kagura's speech flip with Mikono making sense in hindsight is also going on a long running and established plot line (and even has a sort of foreshadowing/allusion done with it in regards to Amata's flying boners)) whereas the *if*s with Zessica have no establishment towards Kagura at all (be it a lack of reaction from the latter or the need to really extrapolate for much of anything on the former). It's an afterthought that, like I said before, has less of an established base to be our Chekov's Gun than Shu-Shu being Sylvia. I consider such applications of Chekov's Gun, no matter how revelatory they might be in hindsight, piss poor plot construction.

Just break down this show into allocations of time:
15 Episodes: Kagura and Mikono, the former's infatuation/obsession with latter and the latter's confusion with the former, have been the gas pedal to our story.
15 Episodes: Amata and Mikono dancing around the question, and forming a relationship.
7(15, vague and based on interpretation) Episodes: Zessica building up towards Amata, falling in love, Cassandra syndrome, etc.
15 Episodes: Of everyone focusing on Mikono except for Izumo who was interested in Alicia and, at some point, Zessica as the top candidate for Eve.
...But! Oh ho ho! We tricked you and the entire first half (and then some) of this show was a fake out! (Oh, and MIX is totally gay, Andy is actually an agent for Altair and simply wooing the ladies to take them back, Sazanka is straight and not a fujoshi, and all the other nonsense I can think of to make my point.) /sarcasm

This sort of set-up is a bait and switch of the worst caliber that often times indicates a poor base of concept for a story, and is usually found in shows where the plot has no way to drive itself forward except for by idiotic plot twist after plot twist after plot twist (for recent examples look to Guilty Crown...).

Call me naive, but I'd like to hope that this show would try and keep some of its integrity. They did a bang-up job (read: good) with building up Yunoha, then adding Jin, and making it believable that the isolated girl would help and befriend the lonely boy. These details were established off the bat for Jin, and quickly brought in for Yunoha early on in the show.

Frankly, I'm a bit confused by Mykage's words at the end of the episode.

"The rebirth of the forbidden love"

If I remember correctly, Apollo and Sylvia weren't forbidden lovers at all. That would fall more into Apollonius and Celianne.

Unless, the forbidden love means that defying your fate/destiny, which would then fall into Mikono and Amata. In case she is the real Sylvie, and if she does love Amata, then her loving him would be forbidden as it would defy her fate/destiny.
But seeing as Mikono and Kagura are both living on different planets, then that could also mean its forbidden.

But, I'd like to think the latter--that and Apollonius and Celianne if that might be the case.

And Mykage not answering to Kagura when he got a hold of Mikono, I think he's waiting for Amata to awaken as someone, or show him his powers.

That or he's a huge troll.---which I will take this one because I'll confuse myself more.

lot of people hated toma. he was like a creepy stalker with his obsession when you see kagura/apollon don't you see the similarities? toma wasn't afraid to kill people and kagura is pretty much like that despite the whole he is innocent soul who mikono might feel for etc.

i liked apollo, i don't know if i like that he turned into creepy stalker this time around though.

if people sympathize with kagura(to an extent i do), wouldn't you feel bad for toma as well?

Well I agree with what you are saying, I mean I don't hate Kagura either (damn, I fell for his sexy moe in this episode...I re-watched it like 7 times already!!! Arrghh!!)...and I did feel a slight remorse for Touma during Sousei No Aquarion like at the very end (lol)...Like what Mikono said about Kagura "He seems like a lost dog" (not the actual quote from the episode...which number I have forgotten...sorry) but maybe his beast form represents that...I read in a entirely unrelated forum that a black wolf with red eyes represents an old and lost soul, that had done bad things in the past...

lot of people hated toma. he was like a creepy stalker with his obsession when you see kagura/apollon don't you see the similarities? toma wasn't afraid to kill people and kagura is pretty much like that despite the whole he is innocent soul who mikono might feel for etc.

The similarities are only superficial, though.

Spoiler for Touma:

1. Touma was an Angel. Angels are a different species, superior beings who prey on humans to begin with, so to them humans are pretty much like livestock. Livestock that sometimes fight back. Why would be afraid to kill them? (Mykage must have a very good reason to keep associating with them on a regular basis...)
2. Touma had given up on gaining Apollonius' love back pretty early, so it's not like he stalked Apollo to make him his, unlike Kagura. The reason he wanted the Solar Wings went far beyond his own, ahem, personal life. (Besides, he had Otoha to console himself with, I guess a snake is better than nothing.)
3. Touma was a clear-cut villain, if a somewhat tragic one, something that they're trying to move away from in case of Kagura.
4. Aside of his jealousy issues, Touma actually had a point: Apollonius betrayed his people and destroyed their home Atlandia just because he fell in love with the Angel equivalent of a goat.

Btw, you were supposed to feel a little sorry for Touma. It was made very clear that he was left behind by Apollonius whom he loved. There was that part where he tried to bring Apollo's memories back about how much they used to love each other*, and Apollo was like "WTF are you babbling about?!" and Touma was visibly hurt. (Oooh Morikawa Toshiyuki was so good in that scene.)

*which always makes me lol because Sousei no Aquarion which is supposed to be about Apollonius and Celiane's love, uses some lines from Touma's speech. Sitting under the the Tree of Life, listening to the whales' song, that was Apollonius and Touma, not Apollonius and Celiane. ^^;;

Well I still don't know where I stand with the spoilers even if they are written in Japanese. I mean are they from a reliable source and what interview (with Kawamori-san perhaps??)...If they are reincarnated MIND, BODY, AND SOUL could it be like this:

MIND: ? Zessica or Mikono

BODY: Kagura

SOUL: Amata (most likely)

This anime is listed for 26 Episodes correct? So we pretty much have quite a few more episodes for further development and twists to surface...but comparing to Sousei No Aquarion we pretty much new by Ep 12 onwards who was Apollonius's reincarnation and pretty much Ep 24 or 25 (either one) we found out that Sirius and Sylvia were both reincarnations of Celiane. So by the looks of things we wont really know till the very last couple of episodes (which actually shits me off...damn it!! damn it!!) but in all honesty I never felt any trolling to begin with from Sousei No Aquarion, and believe me I watched that series before I started watching Evol (3 times!!) but maybe cause the character designs were a bit more obvious...I hope Kawamori-san does not troll us like he did with Macross F (OMFG!!!!...I will send him a dozen friggin PINEAPPLES if he does!!!) or like in SDFM in regards to Minmay, Misa and Hikaru triangle ( I was like WTH...WTH...WTH!!!)